S1 E8 • Seren Selvin Korkmaz • 'building nations, constructing identities'
Welcome to our 2nd Special Episode, with 'THE' very special guest of this season: Political analyst, researcher, teacher (non-exhaustive list)... and most importantly (for us) PODCAST INSPIRER: Seren Selvin Korkmaz 🙌
How did the 'nation-states' come about? Are national identities constant? What is populism? Join us now on this highly engaging lecture, following along with the handout we have prepared for you, see below 🎓
We are so honoured to have had Seren on the podcast for such an insightful episode, and very excited to share it with you today.
Thank you so much Seren for sharing your expertise with us 🌞
00:00:00 - Welcome to From? Podcast
00:57:18 - Today's guest: Seren Selvin Korkmaz
Executive director of IstanPol Institute, political analyst, researcher and teacher in Turkish and Middle Eastern Politics at Stockholm University. Expert in populism, identity politics and Turkish political history (non-exhaustive list).
02:21:03 - "Nation-state", some definitions and History
02:40:22 - Max Weber's definition of the state.
Legitimate violence*, sovereignty, public institutions, domination*Max Weber (see references below)
04:15:13 - the Nation, a political organisation
05:35:22 - The nation-building process, from one context to another
Keywords: Empire, Nation-state, Treaty of Westphalia, Millet system, nationalism, modernisation10:45:24 - How did the "national aspirations" come to the Ottoman Empire?
Keywords: State, West, institutions, dispossession, migration15:48:18 - What about the southern regions of the Ottoman Empire?
Keywords: Protection, power, nation-state17:55:11 - "National identity": a construct
Keywords: collective identity, imagined communities*, Turkey, Palestine, Land / Absence of land, Nakba, Zionism, conceptual violence*Benedict Anderson (see references below)
24:57:13 - The malleable nature of National Identity and its symbols
Keywords: National identity, JDP, Istanbul, Republican era, Ottoman era, Islamic heritage, Urbanisation, Soft power*See Seren's work "(Re)construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space" (see references below)
33:53:21 - National identity in the contemporary context: how can we make sense of it today?
Keywords: Globalisation, Migration flows, Identity crises, Populism, Otherisation, Multiple identities, Coexistence40:14:08 - Integration process for migrants in Sweden: what place is given to their own identity?
Keywords: Assimilation / Integration, Covid-19, CitizenshipKorkmaz, S. S. (2019). (Re)construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space: Transformation of İstanbul’s Panorama under JDP Rule. Lexington Books.
https://www.academia.edu/40366166/_Re_construction_of_Turkish_National_Identity_in_Urban_Space_Transformation_of_İstanbul_s_Panorama_under_JDP_Rule
Anderson, B. R. O'G. (2006). Imagined communities : reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Rev. ed. London: Verso.
Weber, M., Owen, D. S, Strong, T. B, & Livingstone, R. (2004). The vocation lectures. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub.
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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